Category Archives: Books
Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to release book on reconciliation
Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is set to publish a book that's being billed as a guide to reconciliation. McClelland & Stewart says "True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change" is slated to hit shelves on Nov. 8. The
CP’s Mike Blanchfield and prof Fen Hampson among finalists for political book prize
Canadian Press international affairs writer Mike Blanchfield and Carleton University professor Fen Hampson have been nominated for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for their book on China's detention of the Canadians known as "the two ...
US files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger
The Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the industry, saying consolidation would hurt authors and, ultimately, readers.
Former MP Jody Wilson-Raybould among finalists for $60K public policy book prize
TORONTO — Former MP Jody Wilson-Raybould's memoir detailing her tumultuous tenure as the Liberal justice minister is among four titles that have been shortlisted for a $60,000 public policy book award. The Writers' Trust of Canada announced the inaugur...
Desmond Cole, Celina Caesar-Chavannes among finalists for political writing prize
Toronto activist and journalist Desmond Cole and former member of Parliament Celina Caesar-Chavannes are among the finalists for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The Writers' Trust named five titles Wednesday that have been shortliste...
Michelle Good says residential school remains cast shadow over GGBooks fiction win
OTTAWA — Michelle Good should be celebrating the back-to-back awards for her debut novel about residential school survivors, but instead, she's mourning the children whose deaths in the system are only now being accounted for. Good, a member of Red Phe...
U of T philosopher Joseph Heath wins $50K Donner Prize for best public policy book
TORONTO — Philosopher and author Joseph Heath has won the Donner Prize for "The Machinery of Government: Public Administration and the Liberal State." The University of Toronto professor was awarded the $50,000 honour in an online presentation Wednesda...
Serbia gives award to 2019 Nobel Literature winner Handke
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia on Sunday honoured 2019 Nobel Literature Prize winner Peter Handke, who is known for his apologist views over Serbia's nationalist policies and Serb war crimes during the 1990s wars in the Balkans. The Austrian novelist and sc...
Serbia gives award to 2019 Nobel Literature winner Handke
BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia on Sunday honoured 2019 Nobel Literature Prize winner Peter Handke, who is known for his apologist views over Serbia's nationalist policies and Serb war crimes during the 1990s wars in the Balkans. The Austrian novelist and sc...
EU’s Brexit chief eyes a role in French presidential vote
PARIS — He’s well known in the U.K., and his photo was regularly splashed across the front pages of European newspapers. But as presidential elections approach in France, Michel Barnier – the EU’s Mr. Brexit and a potential contender –